It came down to the wire in the World Cup Gelfand-Ponomariov final.
After four drawn regular games, and split rapid games, Gelfand finally
prevailed in the second set of blitz games. With this win, Gelfand earns a spot in the 2011 Candidates Match along with the loser of Topalov/Anand, Kamsky, top two in 2008/09 Grand Prix, two by rating, and an organizer's choice. See more details here (pdf). Gelfand also picked up $120,000 (net $96,000 due to a 20% payment to FIDE) for his victory while Ponomariov's takehome was $80,000, net $64,000.
Rapid Games